Hello, If you are talking about the mother plant making babies that pop up out from the bottom holes of a pot? Sure , they do that - it's not common, but most Neomarica have a pretty significant rhizome, which can sprout youngsters. That said, any interest in parting with some of the youngsters? Best, Jude -----Original Message----- From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thu, Nov 4, 2010 8:11 pm Subject: [pbs] Neomarica Notes Friends, A few years ago I collected a half dozen or so species of Neomarica, a South American Irid. The commonest variety, N. candida, is called walking iris because after blooming, the flower stalk develops young terminal plantlets that root and spread the plant a few feet each year. As frost approaches, I cleaned up pots that summered outdoors and sure enough I had three plants of N. candida soundly rooted around the pot. Just like they are 'supposed' to do. I never noticed any of my other plants make these terminal plantlets until today. There was a young plant of N. coerulea 'Regina' 'walking' away from the mother pot. All pots cleaned up of weeds and dead leaves and stored in the greenhouse as the forecast calls for as low as 29 F tonight. I do know better as these cannot take any frost under my conditions. Any similar experiences? Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/